Thierry Meynard is a Professor of Philosophy at Sun Yat-Sen University. His research focuses on the exchange between Chinese and Western thought, Western classical philosophy, and contemporary Neo-Confucianism. Among his numerous publications are De la rencontre à la compréhension: Confucius et Aristote sous les dynasties Ming et Qing (2019), The Religious Philosophy of Liang Shuming (2010), Following the Footsteps of the Jesuits in Beijing (2006).